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Sarcosuchus

O nome significa: “flesh crocodile”1

Comía: CarneLendas prehistóricasCretáceo Inferior a Cretáceo SuperiorNon é un dinosauro, pero si unha lenda prehistórica

Sarcosuchus was a giant crocodile-like reptile that lived in rivers and swamps. It was so big it could eat dinosaurs! Its long snout was full of strong teeth.1 2

Este non é un dinosauro, pero é un dos animais máis famosos da prehistoria, así que tamén ten o seu sitio en Dino Wiki.

Viviu

hai entre 133 e 101 millóns de anos1

Cretáceo Inferior a Cretáceo Superior

Fósiles atopados en

Niger, Algeria, Mali, Tunisia, Morocco, and Brazil1 4

Lonxitude

9 a 12 m (30 a 39 ft)1 2

Peso

3,45 toneladas a 8 toneladas (7 600 a 17 600 lb)1 2

Velocidade máxima

uns 30 km/h (19 mph)

Nadar, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico

Xurásico

Cretáceo

Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 5 coches

tan longo coma 2,5 coches aparcados en filatan longo coma 67 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 1,5 elefantestan pesado coma 1600 sandíastan pesado coma 10 clases enteiras de nenostan pesado coma 18 osos polarespodería nadar o longo dunha piscina grande (50 m) en 6 segundos

Como era de grande Sarcosuchus comparado CONTIGO?

Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada.

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

Unha persoa camiñando uns 5 km/h (3 mph)

Un neno en bici uns 12 km/h (7 mph)

Sarcosuchus uns 30 km/h (19 mph)

Un cabalo ao galope uns 65 km/h (40 mph)

Un guepardo uns 100 km/h (62 mph)

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

Sarcosuchus had a very long snout that made up about 75% of its skull length.1 2

Its teeth did not interlock when the jaws closed, unlike many modern crocodiles.1 2

Sarcosuchus could not perform a 'death roll' like modern crocodiles, according to biomechanical studies.1

The largest known skull of Sarcosuchus is 1.7 meters (5.6 feet) long.1

It lived in rivers and floodplains, not in the ocean like some of its relatives.1 2

Sarcosuchus may have lived for 50 to 60 years, growing slowly to its huge size.2

Isotope studies of its bones suggest it ate both fish and large dinosaurs.1

Imaxe de Sarcosuchus feita con IA — Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Sarcosuchus, creada por un ordenador a partir do que saben os científicos. É unha suposición: o animal real podía ser diferente, e ninguén sabe as súas cores de verdade.

ti preguntaches

As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Sarcosuchus

?How big was Sarcosuchus?

Fully grown Sarcosuchus imperator reached about 9 to 9.5 metres (29.5 to 31.2 feet) long and weighed 3.45 to 4.3 metric tons (3.80 to 4.74 short tons). Some estimates put the maximum length at 11 to 12 metres (36.1 to 39.4 feet).1 2

?Did Sarcosuchus eat dinosaurs?

Yes, it probably did. Isotope studies of its bones suggest it ate both fish and large dinosaurs, and it lived alongside dinosaurs like Ouranosaurus and Nigersaurus.1 3

?Could Sarcosuchus do a death roll?

No. Biomechanical studies show that Sarcosuchus could not perform a death roll like modern crocodiles.1

?When did Sarcosuchus live?

Sarcosuchus lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 133 to 101 million years ago.1

?Where did Sarcosuchus live?

It lived in North Africa and Brazil, in large river systems and floodplains.1 3

?How long was the skull of Sarcosuchus?

The longest reported skull is 1.7 metres (5.6 feet) long, and the longest confirmed skull is 1.6 metres (5.2 feet) long.1

?How much did Sarcosuchus weigh?

Fully grown Sarcosuchus imperator weighed about 3.45 to 4.3 metric tons (3.80 to 4.74 short tons). Some estimates go up to 8 metric tons.1 2

?Is Sarcosuchus a dinosaur?

No, Sarcosuchus is a crocodyliform, a reptile distantly related to modern crocodiles and alligators. It is not a dinosaur.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Sarcosuchus was a dinosaur.

Verdade: Sarcosuchus was a crocodyliform, a relative of modern crocodiles, not a dinosaur.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico: Sarcosuchus
Bautizado por: de Broin and Taquet 19664
Grupo: Lendas prehistóricas
Familia / clado: Pholidosauridae4
Clasificación: Reptilia > Neosuchia > Pholidosauridae4
Idade das rochas: de 137 a 94 millóns de anos (Valanginian / Cenomanian)4
Formacións rochosas: Elrhaz, Continental Intercalaire4
Países: Brasil, Tunisia, Níxer, Arxelia, Marrocos, Malí4
Rexistros fósiles: 17 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento: French paleontologists Frances de Broin and Philippe Taquet named Sarcosuchus in 1966 based on a skull found in Niger. Earlier fossils had been found in the Sahara since the 1940s.1 4
Aínda en debate: Scientists are still debating the exact maximum size of Sarcosuchus, with estimates ranging from 9 to 12 meters long.1 2

De onde veñen os datos

Sarcosuchus (en.wikipedia.org)
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Sarcosuchus imperator: The 'super croc' that could have hunted dinosaurs - BBC Science Focus Magazine (sciencefocus.com)
Sarcosuchus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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